Karen Elliott House: From Tunis to Cairo to Riyadh? – WSJ.com. Think it can’t happen here? I would rather not live to find out. ========== In any authoritarian regime, instability seems unthinkable up to the moment of upheaval, and that is true now for Saudi Arabia. But even as American influence recedes across the Middle East, the U.S. soon may ... Read more
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Obama Knew the Muslim World needed Democracy
February 15 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Middle East, Obama, The LeftNotable & Quotable – WSJ.com. From an article in the German news magazine Der Spiegel, Feb. 7: Suddenly it seems everyone knew all along that President Mubarak was a villain and the U.S., who supported him until recently, was even worse. However it was actually former President George W. Bush who always believed in the democratization of the Muslim... Read more
Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood
February 15 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Middle East, Radical Islam, The LeftStephens: Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood – WSJ.com. So you think they are moderates, eh? =============================== It’s what the good people on West 40th Street like to call a “Times Classic.” On Feb. 16, 1979, the New York Times ran a lengthy op-ed by Richard Falk, a professor of international law at Princeton, under the headline “Trusting Khomeini.” “The depiction of... Read more
In Egypt, the Tradition of the Pharoahs Lives On – WSJ.com
February 6 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, PhilosophyIn Egypt, the Tradition of the Pharoahs Lives On – WSJ.com. History. A great major ..!
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Arab World Built Colleges, but Not Jobs (unless they were Govt)
February 5 | Posted by mrossol | Middle EastArab World Built Colleges, but Not Jobs – WSJ.com. By DAVID WESSEL in Washington and CHIP CUMMINS in San’a, Yemen Excerpts… Protests erupting across the Middle East are fueled by frustrations ranging from the lack of political freedom to police brutality. But in countries wracked by protest and those that have remained peaceful, a common thread runs: Governments have expanded... Read more
Stability’s End -Henninger
February 2 | Posted by mrossol | Middle EastHenninger: Stability’s End – WSJ.com. ===== ‘Stability” has been the goal of civilized foreign policy since the dawn of the Cold War and arguably since the Congress of Vienna, which posited a framework for international relations in 1815. Stability, whose virtues are many, has had a worthy run. It’s done. Stability is done as we have known it, at... Read more
